Little rogues easily become great ones.

There is much money given to be laughed at, though the purchasers don't know it; witness A.'s fine horse, and B.'s fine house.

Be civil to all; serviceable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none.

Leisure is the time for doing something useful. This leisure the diligent person will obtain the lazy one never.

Nor eye in a letter, nor hand in a purse, nor ear in the secret of another.

They that can give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.

Freedom of speech is the great bulwark of liberty; they prosper and die together: And it is the terror of traitors and oppressors, and a barrier against them. It produces excellent writers, and encourages men of fine genius.